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BREAKING: L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti announces he is authorizing the city to shut off water and power to any houses or businesses that are hosting any parties or unauthorized large gatherings. It will begin Friday night, and LAPD will respond, then contact DWP to cut it off



https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1291166990183407616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1291166990183407616%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surlyhorns.com%2Fboard%2Findex.php%3Fapp%3Dcoremodule%3Dsystemcontroller%3Dembedurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FBillFOXLA%2Fstatus%2F1291166990183407616

So they'll still show up and they can't wash their hands.Not sure you could pay someone enough to stand outside a house and try it

https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1291168286076526593

I saw that UTee. Why have massive parties at a time like this??

Well I certainly wouldn't.  And I don't agree with the actions of those that would.

But, wow... shutting off power and water to private residences and businesses seems a bit of an overreach.  And when I say "a bit" I mean "unbelievably massive" overreach.

This is the stuff that gives credence to the fears on the far right.

Because people are selfish and inconsiderate jackasses.

Those people exist everywhere, of course, but Los Angeles is kinda their natural habitat.

Don't really hear much about stuff like that in Chicago right now. Maybe it's just not reported, but I doubt that. I know there were a few early on in this thing, and I think the police did a good job of stamping them out.

I wish they would tell us how many tests were done, but this is alarming anyway.

For the second time in a week, Illinois officials reported a new daily count of coronavirus cases that hovered just under 2,000.

The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday reported 1,953 new known cases of COVID-19 in the state over the prior 24 hours, and 21 additional deaths of people with the highly contagious illness. Today’s number is the highest daily count of cases since the end of May.

Those numbers raise the statewide totals to 188,424 known cases and 7,594 deaths since the pandemic began earlier this year. The seven-day statewide average positivity rate stands at 4%. It was 2.6% a month earlier.

Anything in particular driving it?  Here in Texico, the increases were pretty clearly linked to opening up of risky indoor spaces like bars, combined with a public that began relaxing on distancing and mask-wearing.  Is it similar in Illinois?

Anything in particular driving it?  Here in Texico, the increases were pretty clearly linked to opening up of risky indoor spaces like bars, combined with a public that began relaxing on distancing and mask-wearing.  Is it similar in Illinois?

I think it's the bars being open. Mask-wearing is big in Illinois, as it is mandatory.

It is also now mandated in Wisconsin, which I'm fine with. I wish it would have not had to have been mandated, but.. people do silly things and need to be told to do what's right.

Full confession: I'm 100 percent German blooded (O+).

I think the hope is that with an ultra-aggressive response up front, that we'll contain the spread until we get into warmer weather and hopefully this thing naturally tapers off.

I'm surprised though. In my 41 years on the planet, I've never seen anything like this. Which is why (like a lot of people) I have no frame of reference whether this is an underreaction, appropriate response, or an overreaction.

From March, a pretty good take on it I think.

Except the warmer weather hope.